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Adolescence Netflix Series Review
Christine’s review of Adolescence, Netflix’s #1 series about an eleven-year-old boy who kills his classmate, will have you turning off...
Mar 261 min read


Movie Review: A Real Pain
Christine Merser AKA Hollister has nothing but praise for Jesse Eisenberg from the start of this week's episode, as she dives into his...
Jan 221 min read


TV Show Review: Martha
Christine Merser aka Hollister has a solo episode for us after watching and being left speechless by Netflix's new documentary, Martha,...
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Movie Review: Fresh Kills
Christine Merser (AKA Hollister) goes this one alone. Fresh Kills , according to her review, should have been front and center at the...
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Movie Review: May December
"May December," featuring a star-studded cast including Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, is much more than the torrid story of a...
Dec 15, 20231 min read


The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
High schooler Addie Tedrow, a lover of all things Hunger Games, joins Christine Merser to discuss the latest in the series, The Hunger...
Dec 11, 20231 min read


The Burial
Who knew that the movie The Burial on Amazon Prime was as fabulously brilliant and fun and compelling as it is? Don’t watch the trailer....
Nov 2, 20231 min read


Lessons in Chemistry
This week it's all about "Lessons in Chemistry" on AppleTV+. It should not come as a surprise to regular listeners of Screen Thoughts...
Oct 27, 20231 min read


The Super Models & Flora and Son
Hollister welcomes the writers back to work and comments on the opening line of the new contract, which is something out of Star Wars to...
Oct 10, 20231 min read


Talking the Morning Show, Season 3
Merser and Wilder talk The Morning Show, reviewing this new season and commenting on the past two seasons, all the while discussing...
Sep 28, 20231 min read


Oppenheimer
Christine and Wilder speed through their review of the three hour Oppenheimer, singing its praises, its importance and so many behind the...
Jul 23, 20231 min read


Talking the Crowded Room, the Hollywood Writer's Strike, Golda, and More
Christine (AKA Hollister) and Wilder dissect Apple’s the Crowded Room, and address Christine’s POV around the futility of the writer’s...
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Documentary Film Review: "At The River"
The names of many of the heroes of the Civil Rights movement are well known to us today: MLK, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers—the list goes on....
Jun 23, 20232 min read


The Diplomat
On a very special episode of Screen Thoughts, Christine Merser, Bryan Cohen and Shanette Barth Cohen give a review of Netflix's The...
Apr 25, 20231 min read


Talking The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Mafia Mama & Jennifer Garner
What a week it was chatting about Mario’s amazing box office receipts, Mafia Mama (look for no lovers on this podcast), and Renfield. We...
Apr 24, 20231 min read


Talking Hollywood Remakes, a Review of Air & What We've Been Watching
Tim Miller is back, guest co-hosting with Hollister and this podcast is chock full of film. They don’t agree on Air at all, with...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Movie Review: Catherine Called Birdy
Lena Dunham’s latest creation is out and ready to be seen by mothers and daughters all across the land. Brave girl that Lena Dunham. No...
Oct 27, 20221 min read


List of Six Halloween Films
Join Hollister and Wilder as they explore their favorite Halloween films. Spoiler alert: not all are about Halloween. They are, however,...
Oct 21, 20221 min read


TV Series Review: Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters. “If those are bad sisters, I want to be one!” said Hollister. Mixing comedy with drama (tragedy?) is a good combination...
Sep 21, 20221 min read


TV Series Review: House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon. Game of Thrones. Don’t get Wilder started on the fantasy appeal for both. But she even won Hollister over with the...
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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